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we brought a friend from florida while we were looking at it going, oh, my god, this is early. this is horrible. looked over and, wild-eyed wonderment and love it >> that's the face. that's the face. they actually at the show now take pictures and post them on facebook so you can see yourself with spider-man and the faces be -- everybody is looking up open-mouthed and that's what we have to look at. that's what's taking the show two years into a run. >> it's making money? >> it's making a lot of money and grossed almost $150 million to date. and it averages a million-four a week. what's bad about that? >> how unusual given the sometimes catastrophic effect of social media, how unusual is it for a failure to come back, rebuilt and become a phenomenal success? >> it's unprecedented. what they have done with this show really closing it down for three weeks to completely reimage what it could be and then reup -- it's unprecedented. >> we were just talking about you two and then the way they came at it. in this period when they shut down i ran into edge, they were like -- they recog
we brought a friend from florida while we were looking at it going, oh, my god, this is early. this is horrible. looked over and, wild-eyed wonderment and love it >> that's the face. that's the face. they actually at the show now take pictures and post them on facebook so you can see yourself with spider-man and the faces be -- everybody is looking up open-mouthed and that's what we have to look at. that's what's taking the show two years into a run. >> it's making money? >>...
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according to the national review, governor bush sat down with a number of veteran florida operatives along with mitt romney's campaign pollster. the article says mr. bush, quote, remained coy about making a run for the white house, instead deflecting the focus towards his efforts on educational reform. >> and the question is, richard, the report had the headline bush iii. are americans going to -- regardless of how qualified he is, are they going to be turned off by possibly electing a bush when you have history of bush for eight years, clinton for eight years, obama for eight years, another bush, when there was actually, you know -- well, wait. bush, clinton, bush, obama, bush. >> probably due for another obama. i think bush, like christie, is a republican who has crossover appeal. he has tremendous support among hispanics because of his position on immigration reform. tonight i'm actually going to be with governor bush. condi rice and joe klein are doing a summit talking about the need for educational reform as a big national security challenge unless we get k-12 education right. w
according to the national review, governor bush sat down with a number of veteran florida operatives along with mitt romney's campaign pollster. the article says mr. bush, quote, remained coy about making a run for the white house, instead deflecting the focus towards his efforts on educational reform. >> and the question is, richard, the report had the headline bush iii. are americans going to -- regardless of how qualified he is, are they going to be turned off by possibly electing a...
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because your day is coming. >>> in sarasota, florida, president bush greeted a class of second graders. >> good morning. >> good morning, mr. president. >> at 9:05 a.m., two minutes after the crash of the second plane in new york, an aide interrupted the president to give him the news. >> andrew card whispered to him, quoted, aane hit the second tower. america is under attack, close quote. the president told us his instinct was to project calm, not to have the country see an excited reaction at a moment of crisis. >> this is a difficult moment for america. >> the president made a brief statement before leaving for the airport. >> today we've had a national tredy. two airplanes have crashed into the world trade center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country. >> as the president addressed a stunned nation, the third hijacked plane, american airlines flight 77 from washington to l.a., had been flying 2 undetected for approximately 28 minutes. the faa on that flight.
because your day is coming. >>> in sarasota, florida, president bush greeted a class of second graders. >> good morning. >> good morning, mr. president. >> at 9:05 a.m., two minutes after the crash of the second plane in new york, an aide interrupted the president to give him the news. >> andrew card whispered to him, quoted, aane hit the second tower. america is under attack, close quote. the president told us his instinct was to project calm, not to have the...
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people like rubio, down in florida, who's talking about the seven days of creation again. and then on the other end of the world, you have chris christie talking about how many days it's going to take us to clean up this mess from sandy. once living in the secular real world, off in the ideological, world that the right likes to get into. joy, you're shaking your head. they haven't decided to go sky high into the ideology with the old testament or become a more modern party. >> i think you picked the right person to focus on. marco rubio, be seems to be at the crossroads. there's three wings of the republican party, the evangelical right, business wing of the party and then the sort of joe the plumber wing we call the tea party. they now all sort of rushed into the void created by the economic recession with the business wing deciding they wanted one of their own to be president, mitt romney, evangelicals legislating on morals and contraception and abortion after 2010, and then with the tea party saying no, we're going to impose small government austerity on the rest of th
people like rubio, down in florida, who's talking about the seven days of creation again. and then on the other end of the world, you have chris christie talking about how many days it's going to take us to clean up this mess from sandy. once living in the secular real world, off in the ideological, world that the right likes to get into. joy, you're shaking your head. they haven't decided to go sky high into the ideology with the old testament or become a more modern party. >> i think...
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>> florida, 35,000 jobs! in ohio! 150,000 jobs! and in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good-paying, american jobs! all across america! and also back manufacturing is rebounding! why? >> that was amazing. >> i forgot about this move. >> my arms! >> that's really good one. on a serious note -- >> you do that really well. >> you know, holidays are a time where we think about giving, our time, our money, our blood. and we do that better than any country in the world and we know that you give, too. but we hope you don't do it like this. >> hey! check this out. i got to give a christmas present to everyone so i'm pulling a watley. >> donation has been made in your name to the human fund. what is that? >> made it up. >> the human fund. money for people. >> what do you think? >> certain understated stupidity. george. >> love "seinfeld." >> so good, so good. i hope you maybe can pick one of our favorite four charities we are giving to over the holiday seasons. mine is tony stewart foundation and it basically looks to give money to sick
>> florida, 35,000 jobs! in ohio! 150,000 jobs! and in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good-paying, american jobs! all across america! and also back manufacturing is rebounding! why? >> that was amazing. >> i forgot about this move. >> my arms! >> that's really good one. on a serious note -- >> you do that really well. >> you know, holidays are a time where we think about giving, our time, our money, our blood. and we do that better than any...
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., the son of jeb bush, former governor of florida, and rand paul. let's play this and we'll get you on the other side. >> your dad going to run for president? >> i don't know. no comment. i certainly hope so, but -- >> which is it? >> i don't know or no comment. >> i hope so. >> is there going be to be another paul for president campaign? is. >> that's classified. i can't tell you that. you don't have clearance to hear that. i want to be part of the national debate. i think it's a little too soon to talk about who is going to run and who is not going to run. to tell you the truth, i don't know what will come. am i interested in thinking about that? yes. >> talk about a soul for the fight for the gop, rand paul versus jeb bush not to mention others trying to get in but we're starting to see two very different wings of the gop staking out ground. >> and i would say three, marco rubio out there, jeb bush who swatted down marco rubio's comments about the age of the earth, not knowing how old it was. and rand paul, he's running. let's just put it out the
., the son of jeb bush, former governor of florida, and rand paul. let's play this and we'll get you on the other side. >> your dad going to run for president? >> i don't know. no comment. i certainly hope so, but -- >> which is it? >> i don't know or no comment. >> i hope so. >> is there going be to be another paul for president campaign? is. >> that's classified. i can't tell you that. you don't have clearance to hear that. i want to be part of the...
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. >> word is out of florida jeb is lining up for 2016. >> another bush. jeb jr. weighed on fellow floridian marco rubio another potential candidate. this week rubio passed on a question about the age of lan net earth calling it one of the greatest mysteries. we talked about that yesterday. jeb jr. admitted it whas a strange question but called rubio's response, quote, a kind of head-scratching type of answer. >> it was kind of head-scratching. >> it was. we talked about it yesterday. >> i don't know, man. >> he said i'm not a scientist, man. >> but he is an expert on hip-hop. >> is he ever. he went deep in the interview about hip-hop, went back to the '80s, '90s, africa. marco rubio knows his stuff, not that that's going to be a key voting issue? 2016 but impressive. >> he's showed to me he's not going to get the new republicans. when romney came out with the phone call abouts the gifts and jindal was boom, no, this is not the way to talk, not who we are, even then he was straddling the fence. i'm not sure what he said. if mr. rubio -- >> did he use that voice? >
. >> word is out of florida jeb is lining up for 2016. >> another bush. jeb jr. weighed on fellow floridian marco rubio another potential candidate. this week rubio passed on a question about the age of lan net earth calling it one of the greatest mysteries. we talked about that yesterday. jeb jr. admitted it whas a strange question but called rubio's response, quote, a kind of head-scratching type of answer. >> it was kind of head-scratching. >> it was. we talked about...
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we finally know who will represent florida's 18th congressional district. it will not be allen west. what made him finally concede and what it means for the tea party in the house is coming up. >>> and republicans, you might remember this. they used to love chris christie. now they are really, really mad at him and somehow -- that topic is next. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand the difference that quality time with our members can make... that's a very nice cake! ohh! [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] humana thanks the physicians, nurses, hospitals, pharmacists and other health professionals who helped us achieve the highest average star rating among national medicare companies... and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the quality of
we finally know who will represent florida's 18th congressional district. it will not be allen west. what made him finally concede and what it means for the tea party in the house is coming up. >>> and republicans, you might remember this. they used to love chris christie. now they are really, really mad at him and somehow -- that topic is next. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value...
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we finally know who will represent florida's 18th congressional district. it will not be allen west. what made him finally concede and what it means for the tea party in the house is coming up. >>> and republicans, you might remember this. they used to love chris christie. now they are really, really mad at him and somehow -- that topic is next. (splashing)... (child screaming underwater)... (underwater noises). a hybrid? most are just no fun to drive. now, here's one that will make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you get, don't you see? cause c-max has lots more horsepower than prius v, a hybrid that c-max also bests in mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. >>> in the spotlight tonight, governor chris christie is outsmarting the republican party. "the new york times" reveals today that republicans are mad at chris christie for embracing president obama during the hurricane sandy relief effort. fox news chief rupert murdoch spoke to him before the election. he was
we finally know who will represent florida's 18th congressional district. it will not be allen west. what made him finally concede and what it means for the tea party in the house is coming up. >>> and republicans, you might remember this. they used to love chris christie. now they are really, really mad at him and somehow -- that topic is next. (splashing)... (child screaming underwater)... (underwater noises). a hybrid? most are just no fun to drive. now, here's one that will make...
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this is senator marco rubio of florida who is careful in his wording. he tells "politico," i don't want to rebut him point by point. i would just say to you, i don't believe that we have millions and millions of people in this country that don't want to work. okay. and then former mississippi governor haley barbour suggested the whole republican party -- >> did haley measure his words? >> he thought about it long and hard and then just went there. take a look. >> we've got to give our political organizational activity, you know, a very serious proctology exam. i think that's the only -- we need to look everywhere is my point. >> everywhere. >> okay. mark halperin. >> well, mika, you made the point that i think is really important, which is a lot of these things might have been better said before the election rather than now. there's an confluence here of events that's helping republicans make the pivot more quickly than they might, which is governor romney said these things just as the republican governors were gathered for their meeting in las vegas, a
this is senator marco rubio of florida who is careful in his wording. he tells "politico," i don't want to rebut him point by point. i would just say to you, i don't believe that we have millions and millions of people in this country that don't want to work. okay. and then former mississippi governor haley barbour suggested the whole republican party -- >> did haley measure his words? >> he thought about it long and hard and then just went there. take a look. >>...
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florida, once again, top of the broadcast, president wins florida. we know that the influx of the hispanic voters in places like purple areas helped tremendously. it's an area that george w. bush won four years ago. georgia could even be at play here in the next eight years. i know you wrote an article on this. what are your thoughts on this democrat gra demographic time bomb? >> it's incredible. when you think about that compared to the fact that in places like central florida, for example, the puerto rican community has grown and that makes such a difference in terms of how you talk about policy, immigration, and a lot of us say that when it came to that, the race was won with blinders on. there was not a lot of soshtd sort of talk about how it came to latinos and rhetoric. >> and let's take a look at the other key voting groups here. blacks, no surprise. also, voters under 30. politico this week asked in the gop has become too old, too white, and too male. what does the republican party have to do to become more competitive with these particular g
florida, once again, top of the broadcast, president wins florida. we know that the influx of the hispanic voters in places like purple areas helped tremendously. it's an area that george w. bush won four years ago. georgia could even be at play here in the next eight years. i know you wrote an article on this. what are your thoughts on this democrat gra demographic time bomb? >> it's incredible. when you think about that compared to the fact that in places like central florida, for...
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. >> florida was the focus because the election was close and florida determined the outcome. after florida the consensus in congress was we had to do something about voting. now we have to be careful not to talk about fixing elections. there's a difference between fixing elections and fixing voting. the consensus was we would repair the voting process, the hanging chad and those types of devices were antiquated and they were inaccessible. and so congress passed a law in 2002 called the help america vote act that funded states to buy new equipment, that set up national standards for voting equipment, that made overseas voting easier for military personnel especially, that looked at mobilizing college students to become poll workers, a number of things. and it set up a commission, a bipartisan presidentially appointed senate confirmed commission that needed three votes to make a decision on anything, and i became the first chairman of that commission. the commission was to have been formed 120 days after the law was passed. the commission was formed two years after the law was
. >> florida was the focus because the election was close and florida determined the outcome. after florida the consensus in congress was we had to do something about voting. now we have to be careful not to talk about fixing elections. there's a difference between fixing elections and fixing voting. the consensus was we would repair the voting process, the hanging chad and those types of devices were antiquated and they were inaccessible. and so congress passed a law in 2002 called the...
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but seriously, florida officials, have you guys ever been to l.a.? los angeles? really big city, really diverse. we have been getting letters from people who vote in california where they opened tons and tons of polling places that serve much smaller groups of voters than the way you deal with it in florida. in california, for example, they vote at the up in tune society columbarium, they vote in their neighbor's garage. they vote at the headquarters of the venus beach lifeguards in los angeles. what californians do not do, not generally, is stand in line and wait eight hours to vote. after the cake splat of an election in florida and several other states this year, we are watching for ideas about how to fix our broken election system. election law expert rick hassan says we should declare a state like florida an election disaster area and bring in the feds. he says congress should nationalize the elections for every state with voter registration that follows you for life and the option of using your thumbprint as i.d. at the polls. the center for justice is reco
but seriously, florida officials, have you guys ever been to l.a.? los angeles? really big city, really diverse. we have been getting letters from people who vote in california where they opened tons and tons of polling places that serve much smaller groups of voters than the way you deal with it in florida. in california, for example, they vote at the up in tune society columbarium, they vote in their neighbor's garage. they vote at the headquarters of the venus beach lifeguards in los...
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then there's florida. we still haven't called in the presidential race, because of the law that requires an automatic recount if the margin is less than .5%. right now with some of those absentee ballots counted, it is just above the less than .5%. if it gets to that, here's what i can tell you. republicans in the state would like it waived but mitt romney's campaign would have to waive the automatic recount. they don't want to spend the money. >>> now back to the fiscal cliff face-off. president obama and speaker boehner said all the right things about trying to avoid the worst case scenario but both sides also made a to interpo draw some lines. the question is are they in the sand? are they painted? is there going to be easily blown away? we'll see. capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell, you're back. guess what, kelly? there's no vacation. there's no post-election rest. we're diving right in. read between the lines for me here. what did you hear and listen to yesterday? >> i was pacing myself for th
then there's florida. we still haven't called in the presidential race, because of the law that requires an automatic recount if the margin is less than .5%. right now with some of those absentee ballots counted, it is just above the less than .5%. if it gets to that, here's what i can tell you. republicans in the state would like it waived but mitt romney's campaign would have to waive the automatic recount. they don't want to spend the money. >>> now back to the fiscal cliff...
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we wanted to get jon stewart's thoughts on florida. >> perhaps the best news was in florida. after months of republican governor rick scott attempting to suppress democratic voter turnout, at reducing early voting days and introducing a ten-page novel estate ballot to people couldn't handle a one-page butterfly ballot, florida is too close to call. here is the good news, the election was decided without them. [ cheers and applause ] >> for once florida's cluster [ bleep ] is irrelevant. >>> still ahead on "way too early." why are you awake? your texts, tweets and e-mails are next on "way too early." orr had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use, it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announc
we wanted to get jon stewart's thoughts on florida. >> perhaps the best news was in florida. after months of republican governor rick scott attempting to suppress democratic voter turnout, at reducing early voting days and introducing a ten-page novel estate ballot to people couldn't handle a one-page butterfly ballot, florida is too close to call. here is the good news, the election was decided without them. [ cheers and applause ] >> for once florida's cluster [ bleep ] is...
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florida, new and colorado. all too close to call at this you are i closing times, you have to th let you vote. don't let the fact that we'r the polls are closed let you leave. there, no matter who you're voting for, this is not the time to give up. ght. nothing is going to be decided tonight until it's all decided. no way to pick a winner until we have t in. including new jersey. but we always say thi need to interrupt weave a call to make in the state of new jersey. new jersey as a special case, but nbc news is projected that president obama has won in new jersey. we can also make a call in new jersey in new jersey. the democrat in that race the democratic senator bob m the projected winner in his senate race. we did not know how thiwas going to work out in new jersey in terms of whether we'd be able to talk about this state, but we now have an nbc news projectio for the president. >> this is going to be one of the great tonight. we're talking about a dynamic reporting the returns, they haven't been ret is con
florida, new and colorado. all too close to call at this you are i closing times, you have to th let you vote. don't let the fact that we'r the polls are closed let you leave. there, no matter who you're voting for, this is not the time to give up. ght. nothing is going to be decided tonight until it's all decided. no way to pick a winner until we have t in. including new jersey. but we always say thi need to interrupt weave a call to make in the state of new jersey. new jersey as a special...
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. >> he's down in south florida. we also have mark haleprin, senior political analyst, and look at this, this is huge. >> we have michael steele. >> michael steele here. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's a great way to start. >> wow. >> great way to start six hours of coverage. >> thank you. >> we also have john heilemann, he's in chicago. >> yes, we do. >> do we have john heilemann. >> great. that's great. >> this is a fun game. >> throw out a name and see if they're here. >> we started this really well. >> you know, in major league baseball, t.j., getting 4 out of 5 right, you would be -- >> that's pretty good. >> it'll get you fired on election day. hey, everybody let's vote. fire t.j. okay. here we go. mika, the "new york times" talks about now it goes to the voters state-by-state, "usa today" talks about decision time. today's a huge day? >> yes, people are choosing on the direction of the country. >> yeah, what do you think? >> i think it'll be obama but it'll be close and that'll be good for everybody. >> okay. well, th
. >> he's down in south florida. we also have mark haleprin, senior political analyst, and look at this, this is huge. >> we have michael steele. >> michael steele here. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's a great way to start. >> wow. >> great way to start six hours of coverage. >> thank you. >> we also have john heilemann, he's in chicago. >> yes, we do. >> do we have john heilemann. >> great. that's great. >> this is a fun...
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even without winning florida, virginia or north carolina, the final campaign of his political career, president obama returned to the city where it all began for him four years ago. des moines, iowa. before a crowd of 20,000 supporters, the president wiped away a tear while reflect on those who have helped this campaign and their accomplishments over the past four years. >> i've come back to iowa one more time to ask for your vote. i came back to ask you to help us finish what we've started. because this is where our movement for change began. thank you. right here. right behind these bleachers is the building that was home to our iowa headquarters of 2008. in 2008 we were in the middle of two wars and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. today our businesses created 5.5 million new jobs. the auto industry is back, home values are on the rise. we're less dependent on foreign oil than any time in the last 20 years. we've dealt with the production of clean energy because of the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform, the war in iraq is over. the war
even without winning florida, virginia or north carolina, the final campaign of his political career, president obama returned to the city where it all began for him four years ago. des moines, iowa. before a crowd of 20,000 supporters, the president wiped away a tear while reflect on those who have helped this campaign and their accomplishments over the past four years. >> i've come back to iowa one more time to ask for your vote. i came back to ask you to help us finish what we've...
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here in florida. so i'm excited. i think this is going to be a very close election but i disagree with some of the commentators a couple minutes ago. we're going to win ohio, iowa wisconsin, nevada, colorado and we're going to fight it out here in florida and i expect we're going to win it here as well. >> what do you say to republicans who say that the primary concern for hispanic-americans as well as all other americans is the economy in the last unemployment numbers that came out on friday, the hispanic unemployment rate was 10%. well above the national average? >> that's what you say when you're losing the hispanic vote by 70 to 20 or something. i predicted last summer that we were going to get at least 70% of the vote. that might be closer to 72 or 73%. so they're going to say a lot of things. they're now saying that they're for immigration reform even though their platform and candidate talks about the self-deportation of 11 million people. i've talked to a tlot of people latinos, blacks, asians and whites and
here in florida. so i'm excited. i think this is going to be a very close election but i disagree with some of the commentators a couple minutes ago. we're going to win ohio, iowa wisconsin, nevada, colorado and we're going to fight it out here in florida and i expect we're going to win it here as well. >> what do you say to republicans who say that the primary concern for hispanic-americans as well as all other americans is the economy in the last unemployment numbers that came out on...
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>> in florida. '70s, florida. shorts and a mustache. >> i grow the mustache if romney loses florida -- >> and flip-flops. >> -- north carolina or virginia. >> okay. >> david axelrod grows his mustache if they lose minnesota, pennsylvania or michigan. >> he says his 'stache is safe. >> this is how i will look, though, the morning after. >> oh! oh! >> wow! >> david axelrod. >> axelrod looks worse. you at least look like an identifiable person in a certain time period. not this era. but axelrod, could you have gotten a worse picture of axelrod? >> i look like a mix between ron burgundy and carlos slim. i'm a really big deal. >> let's go to ohio. >> you know what san diego means in german. go ahead. let's go to ohio. in ohio, the president's holding a two-point lead according to a "columbus dispatch" poll, leading 50%-48%. that's also a really good poll, isn't it? >> yeah, that's a good poll for him. he is at 50%. that's where he needs to be. if he's at 47%, i think he's in a lot of trouble. but 50%, he looks good. >>
>> in florida. '70s, florida. shorts and a mustache. >> i grow the mustache if romney loses florida -- >> and flip-flops. >> -- north carolina or virginia. >> okay. >> david axelrod grows his mustache if they lose minnesota, pennsylvania or michigan. >> he says his 'stache is safe. >> this is how i will look, though, the morning after. >> oh! oh! >> wow! >> david axelrod. >> axelrod looks worse. you at least look like an...
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reuters reports similar margins in florida, virginia, colorado and ohio. governor romney is now focusing on pennsylvania, a state that hasn't voted republican in 20 years. >> i can't wait for us to get started. he's hoping we'll set. americans don't settle. we build, we aspire, we dream. we listen to that voice that says we can do better. >> reporter: and so in this election, we are seeing it now, all roads lead through ohio and that's why. we'll see both presidential candidates back here in the buckeye state in their final day of campaigning. >> thank you, tracie potts in cincinnati. >>> voters lined up to cast absentee ballots after being cut off from the early voting deadline saturday. we explain what happened there. >> reporter: frustrated voters, outside the miami/dade election office they had come after the county announced it would open its doors to provide and accept absentee ballots. but so many voters showed up that election officials were overwhelm. they shut the doors, then decided to re-open. the democratic party sued to extend early voting af
reuters reports similar margins in florida, virginia, colorado and ohio. governor romney is now focusing on pennsylvania, a state that hasn't voted republican in 20 years. >> i can't wait for us to get started. he's hoping we'll set. americans don't settle. we build, we aspire, we dream. we listen to that voice that says we can do better. >> reporter: and so in this election, we are seeing it now, all roads lead through ohio and that's why. we'll see both presidential candidates...
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. >> in the house, in florida particularly, you have some really controversial candidates. one is very outspoken tea party republican allen west and the other is allen grayson, running to return to the house. >> any state that could elect either one is an accepting and forgiving electorate or they can't make up their minds. allen west has actually put up his opponent's mug shot from when he was 19 years old and that's unprecedented. most tea party representatives, no matter how controversial they are, will be re-elected. >> what about harry reid in nevada? we've seen that he has a machine in nevada and can deliver. >> he has spent a decade putting together a real democratic machine there. it saved him in 2010 and allowed him to win re-election. and i think that it looks like the state leans towards president obama. but the senate race, the republican has a bit of an advantage there. the problem is that the democratic candidate is not a perfect candidate. she's under investigation by the house ethics committee and that's gotten in her way of getting better known and supporte
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it's florida, it's virginia, it's new hampshire. why? he needs those three states plus either ohio or pennsylvania in order to get to his magic number. >> all right. so what's the route that they like to get to 270? start with the president. >> well, i'm going to give you the simplest routes for both of them. and for the president, it's that midwestern firewall. pennsylvania here. i think they believe that's in their case. so if that's the case and you give the firewall to the president, you see iowa is a luxury here. he is either at 271 before you put iowa there if you put ohio and wisconsin. watch the numbers here if you will. now, the simplest way for mitt romney, florida and virginia. it also means new hampshire. it also means colorado. and then if he is putting pennsylvania in play, it's one of these states. if you look here, that's the importance of pennsylvania. wisconsin might be enough. he could lose ohio, iowa, and pennsylvania and get there.be the problem is, wisconsin is looking like a state of the same day registration state
it's florida, it's virginia, it's new hampshire. why? he needs those three states plus either ohio or pennsylvania in order to get to his magic number. >> all right. so what's the route that they like to get to 270? start with the president. >> well, i'm going to give you the simplest routes for both of them. and for the president, it's that midwestern firewall. pennsylvania here. i think they believe that's in their case. so if that's the case and you give the firewall to the...
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music star pitt bull joins him in florida. and president obama will finish the day in colorado alongside musician dave matthews. we have two reports. on the swing state sweep and chris jansing in ohio covering the campaigns. >> reporter: these two candidates have been hitting it for a year now. everybody pretty much knows where they stand. they are talking to huge crowds, increasing crowds, a frenzy of campaigning in the next two days for both of these candidates with many of these battleground states still up in the air and everyone predicting a close election. the president last night wrapping up a marathon day of four campaign events close by in northern virginia. i was there. they must have had 13,000 there at a large amphitheater with clinton. clinton on the road again today in new hampshire. you heard a little what the president had to say in his first of many stops today. it's four stops. let's hear a little more from president obama. >> so when you ask yourself the question, who's going to fight for me and bring about
music star pitt bull joins him in florida. and president obama will finish the day in colorado alongside musician dave matthews. we have two reports. on the swing state sweep and chris jansing in ohio covering the campaigns. >> reporter: these two candidates have been hitting it for a year now. everybody pretty much knows where they stand. they are talking to huge crowds, increasing crowds, a frenzy of campaigning in the next two days for both of these candidates with many of these...
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here in florida 50,000. is this the way the republicans are going to try to win this election, katon? >> i don't think so. there's several things. the graphic artist wasn't very good, start with that. that's the first person to fire. did they break any laws is the first question. were any laws broken on the regulations? i don't think so. >> true vote break the laws. >> did they have the right do it, organize. yes. both sides are doing it. is this going to be a contested election. >> both sides aren't doing this. >> there's another element to this. they're being poorly trained. you see, one of the contests that we have to deal with is where they were actually going into one community where somalians, naturalized somalians voting and telling them they didn't vote because they didn't speak proper english and not knowing that under the voting rights act, you got section 203,s bilingual provisions. you have to stop that. even their own people are embarrassed because they're mistraining purposely i think and telli
here in florida 50,000. is this the way the republicans are going to try to win this election, katon? >> i don't think so. there's several things. the graphic artist wasn't very good, start with that. that's the first person to fire. did they break any laws is the first question. were any laws broken on the regulations? i don't think so. >> true vote break the laws. >> did they have the right do it, organize. yes. both sides are doing it. is this going to be a contested...
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down two in his absolute must win florida. six, seven, eight years of campaigning and it's come down to this. romney still combing through the president's speeches trying to find anything that he might tether his message to, this time a line best served cold. >> yesterday the president said something you may have already heard, that i found troubling. spoke to an audience and said voting is the best revenge. he's asking us -- he is asking his supporters to vote for revenge. i'm asking you to vote for love of country. >> oh, for the love of christmas, three days to go. let's get right to our panel. with me here at democracy plaza is professor james peterson of lehigh university, nbc correspondent and eli gilmore of the excel ie license. ari, the fact that romney is still desperately trying to find a zinger from the president's speech indicates there's a problem, isn't there? he's just not winning. >> it is a bad sign if you're playing these kind of word games this close to the end. you want to be making a big, bold closing argu
down two in his absolute must win florida. six, seven, eight years of campaigning and it's come down to this. romney still combing through the president's speeches trying to find anything that he might tether his message to, this time a line best served cold. >> yesterday the president said something you may have already heard, that i found troubling. spoke to an audience and said voting is the best revenge. he's asking us -- he is asking his supporters to vote for revenge. i'm asking you...
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ohio and florida. the latest nbc news "wall street journal" m.arist poll shows president obama holding on a six-point lead among likely voters in the buckeye state. meanwhile in florida an creamily tight race there two points separating the candidates with the president ahead in the sunshine states 49 to 47%. so much of this race, of course, depends on these two states. ohio and florida. for some insight i want to bring in our nbc news deputy political editor. let's start with ohio good friend. if mitt romney can't win in ohio what would his path to 270, what would his path to victory have to look like. >> makes it very narrow for mitt romney. if president obama wins ohio he's at 261 electoral votes based on our battleground map. if mitt romney gets virginia and florida he's stuck to 248. new hampshire where he owns a home but the president probably a finger on the scale now we're at 261-261 and we've been talking all along about the midwest and importance of ohio, wisconsin and iowa and the necessity
ohio and florida. the latest nbc news "wall street journal" m.arist poll shows president obama holding on a six-point lead among likely voters in the buckeye state. meanwhile in florida an creamily tight race there two points separating the candidates with the president ahead in the sunshine states 49 to 47%. so much of this race, of course, depends on these two states. ohio and florida. for some insight i want to bring in our nbc news deputy political editor. let's start with ohio...
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he's got to have florida. he's really got to sweep all the other battle ground states if he's losing ohio. but it is striking that again, poll after poll after poll has put the president closer to holding onto florida than polls have suggested romney is closer to taking ohio. so florida is more likely to tip into obama' side, but there are big differences in these polls. some of the more local polls in florida have put romney ahead. i think it's still a nail biter in florida. could go either way. but it's for sure romney's need to win state. >> okay, pennsylvania now with you, perry. the romney camp appears to be making a play for that state, spending about $10 million in ad right now. mitt romney is adding a stop there tomorrow. paul ryan will be there today. there are a lot of theories on why his camp is doing this. what's your take, perry? >> my theory is they're struggling in ohio so much they have to try to make a play somewhere else. the president probably can't win the elections without winning pennsylv
he's got to have florida. he's really got to sweep all the other battle ground states if he's losing ohio. but it is striking that again, poll after poll after poll has put the president closer to holding onto florida than polls have suggested romney is closer to taking ohio. so florida is more likely to tip into obama' side, but there are big differences in these polls. some of the more local polls in florida have put romney ahead. i think it's still a nail biter in florida. could go either...
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craig fugate was the director of the florida division of emergency staff. his experience, in 2004, fugate managed the largest federal disaster response in florida history as hurricane's charlie, francis, ivan and gene all pummeled the state in quick succession and he was even a volunteer firefighter and paramedic. you see, brownie, president obama didn't begin preparing for sandy on sunday. he started in 2009 when he appointed a qualified responsive leader to manage fema. jarvis writing for my home site asked this pointed question. if a reporter comes calling with a question for comment, why would you even answer the phone? i thank you for your intervention into public discourse. it is a reminder of the stark and important questions we are facing in this election. pick another bush who will put someone like you for national vulnerability or reelect president obama. one of your famous katrina e-mails you asked, can i quit now? the answer is yes, yes, please, quit now. sincerely, melissa. my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous a
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and then i'd say virginia and then florida. so if they get florida they get all three. yeah it's good for them. >> and all the money that mitt romney's spending in pennsylvania, i mean, that shows that they want that, they need that state. >> i think you're right. they need it. >> latest jobs numbers right now that came out on friday, chris, they show unemployment ticked up. it was a tenth of a point to 7.9% level. but employers added 170,000 jobs. that beat expectations. >> 125,000, three months in a row of 170,000 or more. so they're three months in a row of that. and obviously we're not in nirvana here but clearly, the way we look at these jobless numbers now. two ways. we look at the percentage, and i do think obama would have been in trouble if it had gone back up to 80 that would have been the wrong direction. but the fact that it went to 7.9, and added so many more jobs than predicted was pretty good for him. i would say he got by at least, probably got a slight plus out of friday in terms of romney's statement, for example, was definitely tone-deaf when he came
and then i'd say virginia and then florida. so if they get florida they get all three. yeah it's good for them. >> and all the money that mitt romney's spending in pennsylvania, i mean, that shows that they want that, they need that state. >> i think you're right. they need it. >> latest jobs numbers right now that came out on friday, chris, they show unemployment ticked up. it was a tenth of a point to 7.9% level. but employers added 170,000 jobs. that beat expectations....
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in florida, reuters has president obama at 48% and mitt romney at 46%. in michigan, a ppp poll has president obama at 52% and mitt romney at 46%. and in colorado, a ppp poll has president obama at 50% and mitt romney at 46%. in new hampshire, a new england college poll has president obama at 50% and mitt romney at 44%. tonight, nate silver the "new york times" blog forecasts that president obama has an 81% of winning re-election and that he will win 304 electoral college votes and mitt romney will within 234. and the great thing about next week is i will no longer have to say ppp poll. i'm done with that poll. these polls are tight. these polls, you know, i refuse to use the language the poll shows president obama winning 50, because every one of these polls is within the margin of error. every one of them. so they are really showing something that could be a tie, could be tight. for incumbents this is not considered particularly strong polling. when the incumbent is at 48 and the other guy is at 45, that's considered a risky spot for incumbents. >> here
in florida, reuters has president obama at 48% and mitt romney at 46%. in michigan, a ppp poll has president obama at 52% and mitt romney at 46%. and in colorado, a ppp poll has president obama at 50% and mitt romney at 46%. in new hampshire, a new england college poll has president obama at 50% and mitt romney at 44%. tonight, nate silver the "new york times" blog forecasts that president obama has an 81% of winning re-election and that he will win 304 electoral college votes and...
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in florida similar tactics targeting black and hispanic voters but there are also deceitful actions at actual polling stations. >> absolutely. there have been reports in colorado and also earlier in nevada of people also tearing up voter registration forms if you didn't register republican. you also have people coming up to individuals who are trying to do early vote asking them for their i.d. even though they have no right to ask them for their i.d. there have been reports of people filming people going in and out of polling locations. we have heard some stories about both during the voting reg strak process and we're hearing it's going to happen again on election day of intentionally starting fights, intentionally creating a ruckus so if you get there and the line is long and there's a fight going on, you know, anything they can do to make it harder for to you stand there and vote. >> from your perspective, how does an he will telderly persons up without formal photo i.d. copes when a young person who appears to be professional approaches them and starts asking them questions about i
in florida similar tactics targeting black and hispanic voters but there are also deceitful actions at actual polling stations. >> absolutely. there have been reports in colorado and also earlier in nevada of people also tearing up voter registration forms if you didn't register republican. you also have people coming up to individuals who are trying to do early vote asking them for their i.d. even though they have no right to ask them for their i.d. there have been reports of people...
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that's why he's in florida. that's why he's in virginia. frankly, it's why the president is going to was which is and to ohio. it's to keep the pressure on, to keep their narrow leads intact. >> let's talk about wisconsin. because president obama does have a narrow lead there. ten electoral votes for grabs. mitt romney, though, has striking distance. he also has paul ryan on the ticket. >> yes. wisconsin has tightened, in my view. it was once broader for obama than it is now. but, of course, under our electoral system, you get one more popular vote than a candidate in a state, you get all the electoral votes. right now in wisconsin, he would rather by obama than be romney. that's not to say it's safe for obama. it isn't. it's tight. >> larry, great to see you this morning. thank you. >> thank you. >> so when talking dollars and cents, the cost of hurricane sandy, that is still being tallied up. early strimts estimates bring it up to $50 million. the second is hurricane katrina where damages total $81 billion. when it comes loss of life, the
that's why he's in florida. that's why he's in virginia. frankly, it's why the president is going to was which is and to ohio. it's to keep the pressure on, to keep their narrow leads intact. >> let's talk about wisconsin. because president obama does have a narrow lead there. ten electoral votes for grabs. mitt romney, though, has striking distance. he also has paul ryan on the ticket. >> yes. wisconsin has tightened, in my view. it was once broader for obama than it is now. but,...
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and now apparently florida's back in play. so, you know, we're on the edge of our seats. >> all right. eugene robinson, thank you once again. your column, of course, is online at washingtonpost.com. lawrence, can you stay with us? >> absolutely. >> that would be great. thank you. >>> when we come back, nbc news political director chuck todd and moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> after four years as president, you know me by now. you know me. you may not agree with every decision that i make. you may be frustrated at the pace of change. i always remind people that when we did the auto bailout, only 10% of the country
and now apparently florida's back in play. so, you know, we're on the edge of our seats. >> all right. eugene robinson, thank you once again. your column, of course, is online at washingtonpost.com. lawrence, can you stay with us? >> absolutely. >> that would be great. thank you. >>> when we come back, nbc news political director chuck todd and moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. if we...
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he'll be in virginia, florida, new hampshire, iowa, colorado, and wisconsin over the next 96 hours. mitt romney will be in many of those same states over the next four days, although he's hitting pennsylvania and bypassing florida. president obama back on the trail yesterday after a three-daybreak to oversee the storm recovery. he rallied a crowd of about 10,000 people in colorado making a not-so-subtle jab at his opponent's tendency to change his mind. >> after four years as president, you know me by now. you know me. you may not agree with every decision i make. you may be frustrated at the pace of change. i always remind people that when we did the auto bailout, only 10% of the country approved of it. including, by the way, folks in michigan and ohio. but you know what i believe. you know where i stand. you know i'm willing to make tough decisions even when they're not politically convenient. >> and mitt romney returned to his pre-hurricane attack mode in virginia yesterday. there, mr. romney blasted the president for suggesting in an interview with "morning joe" this week that h
he'll be in virginia, florida, new hampshire, iowa, colorado, and wisconsin over the next 96 hours. mitt romney will be in many of those same states over the next four days, although he's hitting pennsylvania and bypassing florida. president obama back on the trail yesterday after a three-daybreak to oversee the storm recovery. he rallied a crowd of about 10,000 people in colorado making a not-so-subtle jab at his opponent's tendency to change his mind. >> after four years as president,...
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florida, pennsylvania, and new hampshire. the "real clear politics" polling average right now in florida has romney ahead. in pennsylvania the polling average says it is president obama who's ahead by 4.6 points. in new hampshire, again, president obama ahead with a 1.3 lead. that's the 8:00 hour. at 9:00, we'll have polls closed in all those places, and the blinking states here will be the ones that are closing. 14 states mostly in the midwest and the south. of the -- southwest, excuse me. of these 14 states, the states everybody's going to be watching are three. colorado, michigan, and wisconsin. here's what it looks like right now in those states. polling average in the state of colorado, it's very close. president obama ahead by less than a point. in michigan, it's president obama ahead by three points. and in wisconsin, the polling average has mr. obama ahead by more, by five points. then at 10:00 eastern time, polls will be closed in all of those states and we'll be closing polls in the 10:00 eastern time in that hour i
florida, pennsylvania, and new hampshire. the "real clear politics" polling average right now in florida has romney ahead. in pennsylvania the polling average says it is president obama who's ahead by 4.6 points. in new hampshire, again, president obama ahead with a 1.3 lead. that's the 8:00 hour. at 9:00, we'll have polls closed in all those places, and the blinking states here will be the ones that are closing. 14 states mostly in the midwest and the south. of the -- southwest,...
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technology's come a long way since tim russert famously wrote florida, florida, florida. but what hasn't changed is the path to victory, making the sunshine state our state of the day. >> all that plus the image emblematic of what barack obama wanted from his presidency. it took four years and an act of god to get it. it's thursday and you're in "the cycle." >>> it's another day of slow progress as nearly two dozen states pick up the pieces from sandy. the death toll now stands at more than 80. also rising is the costs. now estimated at north of $60 billion. that's not hard to consider when you look at the incredible damage especially along the new jersey coastline. homes ripped off their foundations. many have simply vanished. carried in full right out to sea. those amazing images continue to pour in. hard to watch and simply hard to believe. nbc's michelle franzen begins our coverage this hour. she's back for us in toms river. michelle is the only reporter to make it into the neighboring community of seaside heights. so tell us, michelle, what you saw there. >> reporter
technology's come a long way since tim russert famously wrote florida, florida, florida. but what hasn't changed is the path to victory, making the sunshine state our state of the day. >> all that plus the image emblematic of what barack obama wanted from his presidency. it took four years and an act of god to get it. it's thursday and you're in "the cycle." >>> it's another day of slow progress as nearly two dozen states pick up the pieces from sandy. the death toll...
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florida's very much in play. as a westerner, i'm feeling better about nevada and colorado, states very near me here in new mexico. i think the president -- this terrible tragedy that we've had as a nation, i think the president showed enormous leadership, steady leadership, bipartisanship, the work he did with governor christie. and i think it was a very sincere effort on both parts. i've been a governor. i've had forest fires. the federal government -- and this is what the president has emphasized -- fema has a primary role in these tragedies. you have to have state and local support. but without medicine and funding to help rebuild, this is an extraordinary effort by fema, and the president led. and i think the american people are seeing that. >> and you mentioned florida as well. former president bill clinton making five stops, i believe, there as well. so pulling out all the big guns, if you will. yourself included on that list. i'm curious, though, you talk about out west in your home state, this new romney
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we have wisconsin, nevada, colorado, ohio, florida, and new hampshire. romney with fewer stops planned to so far. the governor planning in virginia, wisconsin, ohio, new hampshire, and colorado as well. we want to bring in thursday's power panel. guys, it's good to have you here. alice, i want to start with you governor romney, as we mentioned, speaking moments ago. he wasn't holding back on his criticisms of the president. take a listen. >> he's got to find something to suggest it's going to be better over the next four years. so he came up with an idea next week, which is he's going to create the department of business. i don't think adding a new chair in his cabinet will help add millions of jobs. >> now that he's back officially on the campaign trail, mitt romney and any post-sandy chivalry is dead. is it risky for him to be doing this so soon in the wake of a disaster, especially in virginia, where they were under orders of sandy's presence coming their way? luckily, they were spared. >> governor romney showed tremendous compassion for those who are
we have wisconsin, nevada, colorado, ohio, florida, and new hampshire. romney with fewer stops planned to so far. the governor planning in virginia, wisconsin, ohio, new hampshire, and colorado as well. we want to bring in thursday's power panel. guys, it's good to have you here. alice, i want to start with you governor romney, as we mentioned, speaking moments ago. he wasn't holding back on his criticisms of the president. take a listen. >> he's got to find something to suggest it's...
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is a lot harder for romney and he's still working to put away states that he can't win without, like florida, like virginia, you also see obama clinging to very, very within the margin of error slim leads in states like new hampshire. unfortunately, none of us are allowed to sleep through election day. we're all going to have to watch the polls. >> i will let you gaze into your crystal ball, whether you like to or not, and give me a one-word answer if there is a state that keeps us awake on election night, what will it be? the conventional wisdom is ohio. molly? >> well, just because of the time zone difference, it has to be colorado or nevada. >> what do you think, dana? >> i'm hoping for a recount in hawaii. i'm ready to go out there. >> i'm with you on that one. dana and molly, may we all be going west if there is a delay. thank you, both. >>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano is in the northeast today to assess hurricane damage. right now she's in connecticut and will be meeting with the governor. later on, she'll head here to new york city. the travel gridlock nationwide from
is a lot harder for romney and he's still working to put away states that he can't win without, like florida, like virginia, you also see obama clinging to very, very within the margin of error slim leads in states like new hampshire. unfortunately, none of us are allowed to sleep through election day. we're all going to have to watch the polls. >> i will let you gaze into your crystal ball, whether you like to or not, and give me a one-word answer if there is a state that keeps us awake...
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senator martinez, you're in florida. i want to start in florida. the romney campaign with some bravado were going to win by double digit. what say you? >> i was just listening to stephanie cutter continue to spin things, particularly in nor da. let me tell you, we now have the reality of early voting. the democrats are trying to figure out if we are up where we were four years ago. in fact early voting is going tremendously well among hispanics. we're actually leading. i think it's a terrific bit of news and i think we're beginning to see a trend here and i think romney is closing strong. i think it carries into the midwest. >> i know there's a lot of comparisons to say 2012 not like the 2008. is the better comparison 2004? your feelings on the ground there, is it a very -- were both parties seen energized as similar levels? is that the sense you're getting on the ground? i'm just curious. >> there was a vibrancy, rallies were huge and the numbers were incredible. romney was here last saturday and he had rallies over 10,000 people in three places.
senator martinez, you're in florida. i want to start in florida. the romney campaign with some bravado were going to win by double digit. what say you? >> i was just listening to stephanie cutter continue to spin things, particularly in nor da. let me tell you, we now have the reality of early voting. the democrats are trying to figure out if we are up where we were four years ago. in fact early voting is going tremendously well among hispanics. we're actually leading. i think it's a...
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we called a romney voter in florida. and he said the reason he was for romney was because he didn't want medicare to change at all at any point. and that barack obama, in the long term, would abolish medicare. we said, well, what do you think about the premium support plan? he said if we change medicare, we should keep it exactly the same. we called an obama voter. and she said, well, you know, what i really liked about the president is he's not going to raise taxes on anyone. and when you look in the internals in these polls, you're seeing a lot of trust in people. and romney's been working very hard to come up more moderate on economics and say, look, i don't have the tax plan, a lot of the numbers appear that i have, and that is helping, but the specific policies people are voting for are -- they're intuitive intuitive. one thing we do in politics in washington is we say there's a clear and distinct agenda people are voting for. it's not happening from what we can tell. >> ezra klein, thank you very much. chuck todd,
we called a romney voter in florida. and he said the reason he was for romney was because he didn't want medicare to change at all at any point. and that barack obama, in the long term, would abolish medicare. we said, well, what do you think about the premium support plan? he said if we change medicare, we should keep it exactly the same. we called an obama voter. and she said, well, you know, what i really liked about the president is he's not going to raise taxes on anyone. and when you look...
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mitt romney softened his attacks mentioning the president's name not a single time during three florida rallies. instead, mr. romney expressed the need for unity. >> we come together at times like this and we want to make sure they have a speedy and quick recovery from their financial and in many cases personal loss. now people coming together is what's also going to happen, i believe, on november 7. >> sandy made land fall earlier this week, mitt romney has been facing questions about his plans for funding fema and disaster response, something he suggested turning back to the states during a republican debate last year. attempting to clarify the candidate's position, the romney campaign released a statement yesterday reading "i believe fema plays a key role in working with states and localities to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. as president, i will ensure fema has the funding it needs to fulfill its mission while directing maximum resources to the first responders who work tirelessly to help those in need because states and localities are in the best position to get aid
mitt romney softened his attacks mentioning the president's name not a single time during three florida rallies. instead, mr. romney expressed the need for unity. >> we come together at times like this and we want to make sure they have a speedy and quick recovery from their financial and in many cases personal loss. now people coming together is what's also going to happen, i believe, on november 7. >> sandy made land fall earlier this week, mitt romney has been facing questions...
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they say things are so close and such a small lead in virginia and florida, they're calling it a tie. lynn? >> thank you. >>> we mentioned the obama-christie meeting is an extraordinarily coming together of two people that are polar opposites politically. men who have very recently delivered some extremely biting comments about the other. but now putting citizens above politics. it's very interesting. a few hours before their meeting, former florida governor and romney supporter jeb bush had this to say on the stump. >> do you honestly think this president is capable of bringing people together? his entire strategy is to blame others, starting with my brother, of course. basically, he blames every possible thing rather than having humility to be able to reach out and define common ground. >>> so now to a house race that should have been a lay-up for michelle bachmann. the former presidential candidate and three term congresswoman has a real fight on her hands. millionaire hotel executive jim graves is spending big time to take down the tea party favorite and the polls are tightening.
they say things are so close and such a small lead in virginia and florida, they're calling it a tie. lynn? >> thank you. >>> we mentioned the obama-christie meeting is an extraordinarily coming together of two people that are polar opposites politically. men who have very recently delivered some extremely biting comments about the other. but now putting citizens above politics. it's very interesting. a few hours before their meeting, former florida governor and romney supporter...
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the kind of trauma you've experienced here in florida more than once. and it's interesting to see how people come together, in a circumstance like this. now, people coming together, is also what's going to happen, i believe, on november 7th. >> pretty much equivalent. helping people who are suffering with their lives in danger because our fellow americans have been affected by a gigantic, national disaster in our biggest population center. pretty much the same thing as helping mitt romney get elected! pretty much the same thing, right? we all come together. right? >>> forgive my jeans. everyone who works on this show, including me, are living out of a suitcase. sorry, i forgot. anyway. these are some of the largest cities in america, by population. some of the largest metropolitan areas in america. there's the new york metro area, of course, with a combined population of 19 million people, larger than the population of all but four states in our country. then there's the los angeles metro, with almost 13 million people. there is miami, florida. there's
the kind of trauma you've experienced here in florida more than once. and it's interesting to see how people come together, in a circumstance like this. now, people coming together, is also what's going to happen, i believe, on november 7th. >> pretty much equivalent. helping people who are suffering with their lives in danger because our fellow americans have been affected by a gigantic, national disaster in our biggest population center. pretty much the same thing as helping mitt romney...
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the president even has a narrow lead in florida. today, mitt romney campaigned in florida to try to make up some ground. but it may be too late. nbc affiliate wttv obtained a memo from a worried gop adviser in west palm beach. >> we obtained an internal memo from a gop campaign adviser that says early and absentee turnout is starting to look troubling. the memo's conclusion? that the democratic turnout machine is cleaning our clock. >> in the meantime, romney's campaign is making a last-ditch effort to expand the electoral map. team romney is looking to make a dent in states like michigan, pennsylvania, and minnesota, that were previously not in play. the obama camp is calling out those efforts. >> i will shave off my mustache of 40 years if we lose any of those three states. >> as for the president, he will resume campaigning while monitoring sandy relief efforts. he will embark on a whirlwind swing state tour this weekend, going to ohio, wisconsin, iowa, virginia, new hampshire, florida, and colorado. everything that really matter
the president even has a narrow lead in florida. today, mitt romney campaigned in florida to try to make up some ground. but it may be too late. nbc affiliate wttv obtained a memo from a worried gop adviser in west palm beach. >> we obtained an internal memo from a gop campaign adviser that says early and absentee turnout is starting to look troubling. the memo's conclusion? that the democratic turnout machine is cleaning our clock. >> in the meantime, romney's campaign is making a...